"Take your time," he tells her. He's in no hurry to see this plan absolutely fail. Besides, there's something odd about these two working together, and he's not really sure he wants to dig too deeply into it. It spells stupid trouble.
He is absolutely going to Iris about this later.
"Well, like with most things," he says, glancing down to her hands. "I could be talked into a down payment."
He shakes his head, letting go of her hands and fishing out another cigarette. He's not sure what the fuck just happened, but if it means that he's going to get what he wants out of Petronilla, then he's happy enough.
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Re: spam!
Date: 2022-05-05 01:13 am (UTC)He is absolutely going to Iris about this later.
"Well, like with most things," he says, glancing down to her hands. "I could be talked into a down payment."
Re: spam!
Date: 2022-05-05 01:17 am (UTC)So she laughs quietly and gives a playful little tug.
"Not here, of course."
She'll have to cut the communication line.
Re: spam!
Date: 2022-05-05 01:19 am (UTC)Re: spam!
Date: 2022-05-05 01:22 am (UTC)"In that case, I'll see you very soon."
Re: spam!
Date: 2022-05-05 01:26 am (UTC)Re: spam!
Date: 2022-05-05 01:30 am (UTC)He didn't seem terribly excited, but it's all still a win for her!